Broadband Network Development

NIU provides regional and national leadership for design, construction, and utilization of high-speed broadband networks. Working with more than 700 local anchor institutions across the region, NIU’s Regional Development Institute and Information Technology Services are building more than 2200 miles of fiber optic networks.

iFiber

Senior Research Scholar, John Lewis

Broadband Development Group

Executive Director, Lisa Bergeron, (815) 753-0924

Health and Technology Initiatives

RDI leads development of advanced telecommunications networks for diagnosis and treatment; operates a cutting-edge cancer treatment center; and delivers an array of education, research, and technical services for healthcare institutions and professionals.

Director, Lisa Bergeron

Institute for Neutron Therapy at Fermi Lab

Clinic Director, Lisa Bergeron

Illinois Rural HealthNet

Executive Director, Roger Holloway

NIU is leading development of Illinois Rural HealthNet, a high-speed, fiber optic network connecting rural Illinois hospitals with specialists at larger facilities throughout the state and nation. When completed, this federally-funded, $24 million network will transform healthcare delivery in many areas of the state where access to specialty care is not currently available.

Regional Health Resource Services

Education, research, and technical services for healthcare institutions and professionals.